Landlord and Tenant: Service charges
Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; [2001] EGCS 8 (27 January 2001)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: ChD 12 January 2001. Claimants (A) rented parts of a modern office building equipped with an extensive air conditioning system from B. The leases required B to provide air conditioning and other services and to maintain equipment. B decided to upgrade the system and demanded £2m under the service charge provisions. B was relying on extended wording of repairing covenant and express power to make reasonable additions and variations to services. A objected, on the grounds that the works intended to be done on the air conditioning system were largely unnecessary. A's objections were largely upheld.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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ChD 12 January 2001. Claimants (A) rented parts of a modern office building equipped with an extensive air conditioning system from B. The leases required B to provide air conditioning and other services and to maintain equipment. B decided to upgrade the system and demanded £2m under the service charge provisions. B was relying on extended wording of repairing covenant and express power to make reasonable additions and variations to services. A objected, on the grounds that the works intended to be done on the air conditioning system were largely unnecessary. A's objections were largely upheld.